TunnelBear Description

Securer way to surf the internet TunnelBear encrypts the internet connection to protect your online activity on any network. Simply open TunnelBear, choose a country, then flip the switch. TunnelBear will quietly work in the background while you connect to ensure your data is secure. Hackers can steal passwords, and other data via insecure public WiFi. TunnelBear blocks them to protect you. All you do online is visible to internet providers and network owners. TunnelBear is a tool that makes it impossible for them to see anything. Some content is restricted to certain regions. TunnelBear allows you to see content anywhere by changing your virtual location. Ad services track your behavior across websites using your IP address. TunnelBear blocks them by assigning a new IP. Some governments block apps and websites that are popular. TunnelBear allows you to change your virtual location to unblock them.

Pricing

Pricing Starts At:
$59.88/year/user
Free Version:
Yes
Free Trial:
Yes

Integrations

No Integrations at this time

Reviews - 9 Verified Reviews

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Company Details

Company:
TunnelBear
Year Founded:
2011
Headquarters:
Canada
Website:
www.tunnelbear.com

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Product Details

Platforms
SaaS
Windows
Mac
iPhone
iPad
Android
Type of Training
Documentation
Customer Support
Phone Support
Online

TunnelBear Features and Options

Computer Security Software

Anti Spam
Antivirus
Audit Trail
Compliance Management
Database Security Audit
File Access Control
Financial Data Protection
Maintenance Scheduling
Real Time Monitoring
Security Event Log
Virus Definition Update
Vulnerability Protection

Network Security Software

Access Control
Analytics / Reporting
Firewalls
Internet Usage Monitoring
Intrusion Detection System
Threat Response
VPN
Vulnerability Scanning

TunnelBear User Reviews

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  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: IT Support Specialist
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    TunnelBear

    Date: Nov 10 2020

    Summary: Overall, it has been effectively easy to access websites that are prohibited in our local IPs without having to incur even a penny.

    Positive: I like that TunnelBear has both mobile and PC applications.
    It has a lot of servers, which they allocate at fair cost estimation.

    Negative: I do not have aspects that let me down while using TunnelBear.

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  • Name: Ankit K.
    Job Title: Graphics designer
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Weekly
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 500 - 999
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Get Anonymous by single click

    Edited: Jun 06 2020

    Summary: TunnelBear VPN helps me to secure my personal data on internet. It adds lots of encryption and blocks trackers to get my personal information. These make it great to use as a VPN.

    Positive: Easy to activate VPN, just a single click and you are good to go. Very modern user interface. Gives you a back door to access blocked sites.

    Negative: It has very low data limit on free plan. You need to upgrade to connect further.

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  • Name: Brittany N.
    Job Title: Strategic Account Specialist
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Weekly
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    TunnelBear Review

    Date: Nov 24 2020

    Summary: Overall, it has been remarkably great to access all the geo locked websites from anywhere with TunnelBear over the internet.

    Positive: I am able to access websites that are restricted from my local IPs from anywhere with TunnelBear.
    It offers free Mbs for referring and tweeting them.

    Negative: Unavailability of a lot of servers is the biggest issue so far.

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  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: Software Developer
    Length of product use: Free Trial
    Used How Often?: Weekly
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Decent VPN software

    Date: Jul 02 2020

    Summary: TunnelBear is a decent VPN software providing you with a secure way to browse the internet. Although streaming performance is not very good, it offers good privacy and a stable connection.

    Positive: Easy to use app
    Great for privacy - No logging policy
    Available across most platforms and on mobile
    Supports up-to 5 devices per account
    Free version

    Negative: Slow speed - not optimal for streaming.
    Free version is very limited - only 500 mb data usage.
    Limited support on Linux.

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  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: Principal Software Engineer
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Yearly
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Cute UI but slow

    Date: Jul 23 2022

    Summary: While it has a nice user interface with cute bear animations, and has spent a lot of advertising money on YouTube, TunnelBear is not the greatest VPN out there. For the price, there are much faster VPNs with more features.

    Positive: - cute interface
    - user friendly and very simple
    - generous free data cap (if you retweet their ads)

    Negative: - very slow at times
    - not a lot of choice in terms of location, and very little redundant nodes
    - doesn't get around region-locked content
    - expensive compared to the competition

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  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: Teacher Assistant
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Weekly
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 26 - 99
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
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    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Questionable and slow

    Date: Nov 10 2020

    Summary: It's okay for basic purposes, but don't expect more than that. For what it is and its price, it's not bad and honestly, you could just stick to the free version is getting around blocks is all you need. If you want a more secure VPN or lots of region options, this isn't for you. The bears are cute though and I did enjoy watching the little animations, but they really don't add anything to the service beyond nice aesthetics and friendly atmosphere.

    Positive: It's got a free version and the paid version isn't that expensive. TunnelBear puts a lot into their presentation with their cutesy bear animations and feels very modern and for more basic users just looking to get around region blocks to watch a video on YouTube or something similar. For most people, what it offers may be good enough. I used both the free and paid versions for quite a while, and never had any issues with paying or canceling when I did stop using it.

    Negative: When you do use it, expect your internet speed to slow down to an absolute crawl. There aren't many regions you can switch between. After a while, I was curious how well it was actually masking my location and while I could usually get around region-locked content, doing some tests made it obvious my location wasn't completely being hidden. If you're really interested in seriously increasing privacy, something like this isn't for you.

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  • Name: Bliss C.
    Job Title: Director of Sales
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 26 - 99
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    TunnelBear: Great VPN tool

    Date: Nov 08 2020

    Summary: My overall overview is awesome since I use TunnelBear to access websites that are locked on my IP address.

    Positive: I like that TunnelBear offers free MBs for referring other users and tweeting them on Twitter.
    It is affordable and offers a lot of plans.

    Negative: I don't like how it has few servers and they don't offer more than one server for a single location.

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  • Name: Andy S.
    Job Title: Technical Training Manager
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Monthly
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Great tool, at first.

    Date: Apr 10 2020

    Summary: I looked up reviews on VPNs that are the best for the price and TunnelBear came back near the top. I used it in free version for a while when I travel overseas and found it to be good and worth the paid version. A year later, I found myself not switching it on because when I did, my throughput slowed down significantly. I have since canceled my subscription and only keep the free version installed if I need it in a pinch.

    Positive: Easy interface and easy to pick which country you want to tunnel through. Free version is enough to get by if you only use it once or twice a month and is full featured minus GB limit.

    Negative: They say you get free GB from doing things such as sharing, posting or referring but I never got a single increase. Emailed their customer service about it and never got any resolution.

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  • Name: Timothy D.
    Job Title: Sole Proprietor
    Length of product use: Less than 6 months
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
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    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
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    Won't Let You Cancel!

    Date: Jan 31 2021

    Summary: It was really easy to sign up, and give them my payment information but it was impossible to cancel and stop them from charging me even when I did it early. You can't trust them with your payment information.

    Positive:

    Negative: Not only is TunnelBear slow and disconnects a lot, but even when I canceled 4 days early, they charged me for another month.

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